학술논문

Quantum Projectors Implemented With Optical Directional Couplers in Ion-Exchanged Glasses
Document Type
Periodical
Source
Journal of Lightwave Technology J. Lightwave Technol. Lightwave Technology, Journal of. 40(23):7676-7684 Dec, 2022
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical variables measurement
Optical device fabrication
Optical coupling
Optical sensors
Directional couplers
Integrated optics
Photonics
Integrated quantum passive elements
integrated quantum projective meters
ion-exchanged glass platform
Language
ISSN
0733-8724
1558-2213
Abstract
Ion-exchanged glass as a platform for quantum photonics is proposed. Quantum projectors are implemented with integrated optical directional couplers fabricated by ion-exchange K$^+$/Na$^+$ in soda-lime glass. We consider devices composed of concatenated directional couplers which implement $N$-dimensional quantum projective measurements, and concomitantly the production of 1-qudit states. The fundamental units of these devices are 2 × 2 directional couplers that are experimentally studied in order to obtain, through an optical characterization, empiric relationships between fabrication and optical parameters of such couplers. Likewise, a two-dimensional quantum projector is demonstrated so that projective measurements are obtained for the states of bases X (diagonal) and Y (circular).